Shoe.



E. 0. TEAGUE.

SHOE. APPLICATION .FILED MAR-'25| I9I4.

Patented May I? I915.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

EDWARD o. TEAGUE, or WINCIIESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, AssIGNoi-zJ or ONE-HALF To v GEORGE A. DoBYNE, or sT.V LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SHOE.

Application led March 25, 1914. Serial No. 827,128.

lTo all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD O. TEAGUE, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Winchester, in the county of Middlesex 5 and State of 'Massachusetts have invented certain new and useful Improvements in hoe's, of which the following is a specificaon. f This invention vrelates to shoes, and more 1()vv Aparticularly to shoes of the McKaytype.

TheMcKay shoe has the outsole attached to the lasted upper and insole, -while the latter isl's'upported on a horn, so that the seam of fasteners (whether McKay stitched or 'Y nailed) passes through the outsole, upper and insole. Sometimes, a slipsole or middle 7 sole, is placed between the lasted upper and outsole, and the fasteners, in that case, pass through the outsole, slipsole, upper and ina line of stitching is run around -the edge of the shoe through the outsole and slipsole. vThis gives a shoe the appearance of a- Goodyear welt shoe. Many attempts have been made to attach the welt to the '-25 lasted upper of a McKay shoe by a seam passing through the welt, upper and insole, but without success, for-the reason that it is exceedingly. diflicult, and, as a matter of fact, practically impossible to properly position the welt on such an upper with the required accuracy.'V Thematerials usedv for welting, and for slpsoles .or middle soles, is comparatively thin, fthat is, 3/32 to `1/8 of an incli` thick. 3.5. Such welting or middle sole is laid with the flesh side out, sothatthe grain'side will be uppermost and visible when the shoe is on the foot of theA wearer. If it is, therefore, attempted to attach Such welting by a seam of metallic fasteners, and, if the heads of the the strength of the seam will be insufficient, as'the heads .of the metallicfasteners will ull through the welting, or middle sole.

his is especially Specification of Letters Patent.

fastenersY are countersunk in the iiesh side,

true if the poorer grades;v of leather are usedA for welting Vor middle posi- Y Another object is to provide a., metalli@ Patented May 4, 1915.

fastener seam for attaching the sole, and means for reinforcing the seam, whereby pulling through of the fastener heads is prevented.

Further yobjects will appear from 'the detail description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure lis a side elevation of a shoe, Fig. 2 is an enlarged bottom View of the shoe before the outsole is laid, Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the middle sole, Fig. 4 is a section on the line. 4 4, Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6 6, Fig. 2, Fig. 7 is a similar section showing the outsole attached, Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8 8, Fig. 6, Fig. 9 is a section yon the line 9 9, Fig. 7, and, Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail of Fig. 9.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, 10 designates the upper, 11 the insole, 12 the outsole, and 13 the heel of a shoe. The upper is lasted overthe insole in accordance with the usual McKay method. A center piece 14, died out to the contour of the outsole, but smaller, has attachedto its edge a welt 15, the'center piece being of substantially the same thickness as the welt. yThis welt is preferably attached to the center piece by a linelof chain stitching 16, so that. the welt conforms to the contour of the center piece, and, therefore, the outsole, and lies in the plane of the templet, that is, with both of its surfaces flush with the surfaces of the templet, whereby the center piece and welt will form, in'eifect, a single composite but flexible. sole structure. 4flesh side of the welt has laid thereon, and preferably cemented thereto, a strip of canvas or other textile material 17, this strip being preferably laid inposition before the welt is stitched to the center piece.

The'middle sole, so formed, is now laid on the lasted upper and insole ofthe shoe, with the reinforced side out, and temporarily secured in po lition in the usual way, by a few temporary nails. It will, therefore, be seenV that'the center piece 14 performs the function of a templet, or positioning means, for positioning andl locating the welt on the Shoe. The composite middle sole is now secured to the lasted upper and insole by a seam of fasteners passing -through they welt, upper and'insole. This mabe done in any suitable manner, as with a cKay stitcher, or with ,a McKay nailer'. In the specific embodiment shown, the seam is formed with so that the laterally extending head 19 will lie along. the welt, and so that the clenched point 2O `will be turned back into the insole,

with the head and clenched point extending in the same direction along the seam, as shown in Fig. 8. This general form of. metallic fastener seam is also shown in United States Patent No. 1,072,211, Sept. 2, 1913, It will, however, be noted that the strip 17 is interposed between the head of the fastener and the welt.

laid and secured by a line of stitches-21 passing through the outsole and the welt.

The space between the insole and the center piece 14 may be filled with a suitable filling 22, although this space will ordinarily be very small, in view of the fact that the center piece is in the plane of the Welt. Although the'middle'sole is only shown as extending to or slightly beyond the heel of the shoe, as is usual in lMcKay and welt practice, the middle sole may, however, ex-

tend the full length of the slice. I he center piece may be made of any cheap material,

such as tar paper.

The huiltup middle sole or slipsole thus comprises a center piece forming a templet for accurately positioning locating sole.

welt on the shoe and ywith respect to the shoe. The welt is attached to the edge of the center piece and is arranged in the plane thereof. This center piece holds the' welt fiat and to a contour following the outline of the insole, while the welt is' attached, whereby the attached welt, as positioned on the shoe, will have a uniform and neat pearance. The shoe, as completed., there-v fore, will have the appearance of a welt shoe, in which the welt is attached uniformly and accurately to the upper and to the out By arranging the welt in the plane of the templet, and by attaching the welt to its templet by the cross-stitching, the connection between the two is loose and flexible, thereby permitting independent movement of the parts, resulting not only in a flexible sole, but in one which will not squeak. placing the fabric strip 1/7 along the outer face or fleshl of the welt, this strip will form a Washer betweenv the head of the nail and 4the welt, whereby greater resistance vis offered to the head. pulling through the welt.

' This'strip, therefore, increases the holding vcplalities of the welt, and increases strength. of the flesh side, so as to be equal to or greater than that Vof ,the grain side.

This holding quality is further iucreafsed'by After the middle sole vhasbeen secured in position, the outsole 12 is 20 be used in other constructions than mthe sense cementing the strip to the welt. In' reiferprotecting washer of greater strength than the welt in itself. This method of reinforcing the seam, together with the structure of' the fastener having a laterally extending head and a clenching p-oint, results in a seam having great strength and durability. Itis obvious that this method of reinforcm may specific welt seam described, butv mayl bt used in other places in shoes; thus, it'may be used in formingthe seam for attaching the usual slipsole or middle sole, to the she. It is obvious that variousechanges ma bo .made in the details of construction wit out departing from the lspirit of this invention, and it is, therefore, to be understood that' this invention is not to be limited to the. specic construction described and shown.

Having thus described the invention, what is'clainied is: l

1u A shoe having an upper, a middle sole` comprising a'center piece or templet and a welt flexibly attached to the edge of the oenf 4ter'piece or templet, a metallic fastenervseam attaching thewelt to the upper, and an outsole attached to the welt.

2. A shoe having an upper', an insole, a middle sole comprising a vcenter piece or' templet and a welt flexibly attached to the edge of the center piece or templet, a seam. attaching the 'welt .to the upper comprising metallic fasteners clenched on the insole in a direction along the seam, and an outsole attached to the welt?, y 3.A shoe having anup'per, an insole, a..- Iniddle sole comprising a center iece or templet and a welt flexibly atta-che to the lll edge of the center piece or templet, a sealn attaching the welt to the upperacomprisin metallicfasteners having laterally exten ing heads and clenched. on tlfe insole,- the heads and points extending iii a direction along the seam, and an outsole attached to' the welt.

4. A shoe having an upper, a middle I. having'a stripon the -outer f acethereof, a;-

metallic fastener sea attaching said middle Alill sole to the upper an. passing' through said stilip, andan outsole attached tosaid middle' so e. f

5. A shoe having an upper,za 'so1e,f a me@v talli'c fastener seam attachingsai'd sole toflW masses the shoe, and means on one face of said sole adapted to reinforce the seam.. A

6. A shoe having an upper, a sole, a nietallic fastener seam attaching said sole to the shoe, andmeans between the fastener heads and said sole adapted to reinforce the seam. y

'7. A shoe having an upper, a sole, a inetallic fastener seam attaching said Soleto the shoe,- and a strip on one face of said sole adapted to reinforce the seam.

8. 'A shoe having an up er, a sole, a. me tallic fastener seam attac ing said sole to the shoe, and a textile strip on one face of said sole adapted to reinforce the seam.

9. A shoe having an upper, a sole, a metallic fastener sea-In attaching said sole to the shoe, anda textile strip cemented on one vface 'of said solo adapted to reinforce the y seam.

l0. A shoe having an upper, a middle sole comprising a center pieceor teinplet and a.

, Welt attached to the edge of the center piece 11. A shoe having an upper, a welt on the upper, a metallic fastener; seam attaching said Welt to 'said lippen means between 5. fastener heads and said welt adapted to inforce said seam,v and an outsole attached to said welt.

1Q; Avshoe having an upper, a welt on the upper, a metallic fastener seam attaching the welt to the upper, means on the outer face of said welt adapted to reinforce said seam, and an outsole attached to said welt.

13. A shoe having an upper and an insole, a welt, a metallic fastener seam passing through said welt, upper and insole, means on the outer face of said welt adapted to reinforce said seam, and an outsole attached to said welt,

14:. A, shoe having an upper and an insole, a welt, a metallic fastener seam passing through said welt and said insole, means on the outer face of said welt and under the fastener heads adapted. to reinforce said seam, and an outsole attached to said welt.

l5,L A slioehaving'an upper and an insole, a welt, a metallic fastener seam passing through said Welt, upper and insole, a fteX- tile strip on'tlie outer face of said welt and under the fastener heads adapted to reinforce said seam, and an outsole attached to said Welt.

ln testimony whereof l aiiix my signature in the presence of these two witnesses. EDl/VRD V'(33. TEAGUE.

Witnesses:

MARY A. KELLEY, JAMES F. KENNEDY. 

